Toy popgun



Z. M. MIDYETT.

TOY'POPGUN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25, 1918.

1,327,723, Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

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Z. M. MIDYETT.

TOY POPGUN.

APPLICATION FILED APB.25,1918.

1,327,723. Patented Ja1i.13,l920.

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Z M. Mtdyett UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ZACARIAI-I M. MIDYETT, OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

TOY POPGUN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZACAKIAII M. MIDYETT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ToyPopguns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toy pop gunsand has for its principal object to make the gun less dangerous, renderits operation automatic and at the same time retain all of the qualitiesof the old gun.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel features 'of construction, combination and arrangement of partsillustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view,illustrating the application of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, taken on the planeindicated by the dotted lines 22 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the cork and recoil spring.

Fig. l is a central longitudinal sectional view taken through the outerend of the barrel and associates parts and also the attachment orimprovements applied, with the parts represented on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the muzzle, partly broken awayand Fig. 6 is a similar view of the cork.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of theinvention and whichdrawiugs are for illustrative purposes only and aretherefore not drawn to scale, the numeral 1 indicates the ordinary leveraction pop gun and 2 the attachment or improvements, Ls a whole, appliedthereto in carrying out the present invention.

As shown, this attachment comprises a hollow tubular or cylindricalguard 3 which slips over and receives the muzzle 4 of the gun and whichmay be made of brass or other suitable material. In carrying out theinvention, the cork 5 or other missile fired or discharged by the gun,is preferably provided at its outer end with a slightly reduced portionor stem 6 which is encompassed by a plurality of contiguous coils orconvolutions of a helical recoil spring 8 which fits and works in thehollow cylindrical guard 3 Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedJan, 13, 192() Application filed April 25, 1918.

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before described, with its outer end, as 9, bearing against the outerclosed end, as 10, of the latter.

In practice, the body portion 11 of the cork is inserted in the muzzle.of the gun barrel and the guard 3 slipped over the muzzle. In thisconnection it is pointed out that the inner end and inner surface of theguard is provided with a longitudinal recess 12 which receives the usualridge 13 formed on the under side of the gun barrel, which recess is ofgradually decreasing depth from its outer to its inner end whereby asecure clamping or frictional engagement is effected between thegun-barrel and the guard when the latter is slipped in place, as will bereadily appreciated, thus insuring against accidental disengagement ordisplacement of the guard when the gun is fired.

When the guard is thus applied, the recoil spring 8 is under partialcompression which holds the cork in place in the muzzle of the gunbarrel under normal conditions. When the cork or other missile isdischarged from the muzzle of the gun by releasing the trigger 13, thesame is received by the guard 3 but the movement of the cork isrestricted within the guard, as is apparent, and is returned to itsinitial or normal position for re-firing, automatically, by the recoilaction of the spring 8.

The guard 3 is preferably provided with a central aperture or opening 14in its outer end wall 10 and is also provided throughout itscircumference and for the greater portion of its length, as at 15, bothfor the purpose of ornamentation and to facilitate the unretardeclaction of the cork or other missile fired or discharged by the action ofthe gun.

Through the use of my invention the ele ment of danger to the operatoror others nearby, is entirely removed, while the reloading of the gun isrendered automatic. Further, it is not necessary to change or modify theconstruction or form of the original gun in any particular, whichtherefor retainsall of its usual qualities.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, itis thought that the construction, operation and advantages of myinvention will be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportions and minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principles orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a pop gun, a cork or other missile adapted to fitin the muzzle thereof, a hollow guard member adapted to slip over themuzzle of the gun and the cork and receive the latter when the gun isfired and a coil or helical spring working in the guard member andconnected at one end with the cork, said spring adapted to automaticallyreturn the cork into normal or firing position by its recoil actionafter the same is fired or discharged.

2. In combination with a top pop gun, a cork or other missile adapted tofit in the muzzle thereof, a hollow perforated cylindrical guard memberadapted to slip over the muzzle of the gun and the cork and receive thelatter when'the gun is fired and a coil or helical spring working in theguard member and connected at its inner end with the cork, said springadapted to automatically return the cork into normal or firing positionby its recoil action after the same is fired or discharged.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

ZACK. M. MIDYETT.

